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Up in the Air

What

Look up! What goes on up in the air? The domain of birds, planes, bees, satellites and, well, air! Find out how they fly, what they do to help us and how we can keep the air clean and help them. Soar high with Izzy and Phil to learn about protecting our environment, flying planes and lots more!

Who

We went to visit an airfield to see some aircraft up close and talk to pilots as well as chatting with researchers who work on controlling pollution, studying bees and even aerosols in the air!

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Coming Soon !

Interactive book

Collect your copy of Up in the air with the Irish Independent in SuperValu stores on the 10th of November.Check back to this page soon to read the full book !

 

Related Researchers

Lisa Cusack

Lisa Cusack

Aviation

Lisa flies huge planes to take people all over the world! She is an Airline Pilot. Read more about Lisa and what she does in UP IN THE AIR on page 24.

Dr Emily Gleeson

Dr Emily Gleeson

Meteorology

Emily uses computer modelling to help predict the weather and study the atmosphere and climate. She is a Research Meteorologist at Met Éireann. Read more about Emily's work in UP IN THE AIR on page 26. 

Niall Hatch

Niall Hatch

Bird Diversity

Niall tells people all about different kinds of Birds around Ireland and how we can help to look after and protect them! He is Development Officer with Birdwatch Ireland. Read more about Niall's work in UP IN THE AIR on page 9. 

Prof. Wim Meijer

Prof. Wim Meijer

Microbiology

Wim researches pollution in water and where it comes from by measuring the types of bacteria in it! He is a Microbiologist. Read more about Wim's work in UP IN THE AIR on page 20. 

Micheal O'Dwyer

Micheal O'Dwyer

Air Monitoring and Quality

Micheal and his team check the quality of the air and measure how clean it is. He works with the Environmental Protection Agency. Read more about Micheal's work in UP IN THE AIR on page 10. 

Dr Jurgita Ovadnevaite

Dr Jurgita Ovadnevaite

Atmospheric Physics

Jurgita looks at the tiny particles in the air around us to find out more about pollution and our environment. She is an Atmospheric Physicist. Read more about Jurgita's work in UP IN THE AIR on page 18.

Dr Francesco Pilla

Dr Francesco Pilla

Smart and Sustainable Cities

Francesco looks for ways to keep our air and environment cleaner. He is a Civil Engineer. Read more about Francesco's work in UP IN THE AIR on page 13.

Lána Salmon

Lána Salmon

Physics

Lána builds satellites to send to space and figures out how we can communicate with them from Earth! She is a Physicist and Space Scientist. Read more about Lána's work in UP IN THE AIR on page 28. 

Dr Tony Scott

Dr Tony Scott

Physics

Tony studied atmospheric physics and founded the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. He is a Physicist and Science Communicator. Read more about Tony's work in UP IN THE AIR on page 7. 

Dr Niamh Shaw

Dr Niamh Shaw

Science and Art

Niamh tells people all about science and her dream of going to space in talks and theatre shows! She is a Scientist, Artisit and Beekeeper. Read more about Niamh in UP IN THE AIR on page 17, and in SPACE from Series 1 on page 6. 

Dr Blánaid White

Dr Blánaid White

Analytical Chemistry

Blánaid analysises chemical process in the natural worls and figures out way that we can help the enviroment and bees! She is an Analytical Chemist. Read more about Blánaid's work in UP IN THE AIR on page 16. 

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